get fixed at guinyard auto repair in forestville exactly one year ago. "7 on your side" got involved and we found her car sitting out in front of the shop. >> out of my pocket. >> paid she says to the top shop owner tony guinyard to replace the car's transmission. after several months of hearing nothing from guinyard and trying to get her car back, she took him to court and had him summoned to appear on several occasions. so "7 on your side" went out to guinyard motors. >> ok. >> and we didn't have any trouble finding him right inside his shop. >> ok. >> what about her car? >> what about her car? >> she says you've had it for a year. are you going to give it back to her? >> what legal rights do consumers like worthy have in cases like this? >> we would not usually advise for someone who engage in sort of a self-help remedy like that. for example, going on to the property and getting the vehicle back even though of course it is your vehicle. >> maryland legal aid says take the issue to court. two days after "7 on your

reporting live in forestville, tracee wilkins. >> thank you. general motors is going to pay settlements to more than 50 families because of deadly crashes caused by faulty ignition switches. the money for the families was approved today. 4,000 other people have filed claims. gm was aware of faulty ignition switches on millions of small cars more than ten years but did not recall those cars until last year. some families could get more than a million dollars but gm is not expected to pay out more than $600 million total. >>> new at 6:30 a local woman with walking out of her apartment forced back in due to a home invasion. >>> looking at benefits of marijuana, what colorado is learning about the impact of pot on health. >>> we're talking cold temperatures. right now, numbers 29 in bowie. gaithersburg already at 25 degrees, 28 in dulles. 28 manassas. only in the teens due to windchill. >>> i'm wendy rieger at the live desk. let's look at the conditions the new england patriots are flying into as they try to land in boston. check out logan airport.

this happened thursday at forestville high school. the school sent a note home informing parents of this incident and we will hear from one parent that led to the so-called mix-up that led to the student attacking the teacher. >>> and a squatter that tried to take over their house. a jury convicted her today. now, she's facing more than six decades in prison. it was 2013 when johnson and her family moved into a vacant home in prince george's county. when the rightful owners tried to evict her, johnson forged documents, including a contract and deed to make it seemed she'd purchased that house. she is to be sentenced in march. >>> not guilty the plea from a former nba player greg anthony caught in a prostitution ring in d.c. he went before a judge today. he was arrested last week after trying to solicit an undercover cop. he responded to an undercover escort ad online. he's a basketball analyst for turner sports and suspended indefinitely. >>> three days down two more to go for nascar jayson werth who spent the weekend in the jail afte

. >> what's the day to day life here at forestville and other schools? and what does the principal and the staff feel they need that we can bring as an additional resource to support this school to be the robust school that we know it is? >> reporter: parents hope that will mean no more violent incidents at this high school and military academy. >> i guess for me as a parent, it's time for me to begin to investigate what's really going on here. >> reporter: tracee wilkins, news4. >>> now, school officials also told us they have complete trust in the principal at forestville high school and believe that he is able to deal with the issue surfacing at the school. >>> maureen mcdonnell's lawyer say the public shame was punishment enough and tomorrow we'll learn whether virginia's former first lady will go to prison. the same judge that sentenced her husband, former governor bob mcdonnell will be sentencing maureen mcdonnell tomorrow. prosecutors are suggesting 18 months for corruption that included taking gifts from a wealthy businessman. her lawyers want co

forestville, maryland. this is sonny. he owns sate an indonesian restaurant in alexandria but his most recent venture, his baby was sate the food truck. a big bold red food truck with a rooster painted on the side and vanity license plates. last friday evening, sonny left his big red food truck at a shop down the street to have a little touchup work done. but before you could say i'll have a number 4, that truck was gone stolen. out of here. there was a bmw on one side of your truck. >> yeah. >> reporter: a mercedes on the other side of your truck. >> right. >> reporter: but they stole -- >> the red truck. >> reporter: your big red truck. >> yeah. >> reporter: your truck. >> on valentine's day. >> jason honeycutt was on to work when lo and behold he sees the sate food truck. it was tagless. remember that big rooster on the side? someone sprayed blue paint all over it. jason took this this picture then called 911. what kind of man would steal another man's food truck? >> i don't know. not somebody i would wa

highway administration is investigating after a piece of concrete fell from an overpass bridge in forestville. it happened this afternoon. one driver was evaluated but not seriously hurt. we have a crew on the scene. we'll bring you updates as they are available. the man charged with abducting university of virginia student hannah graham is now charged with her murder. a grand jury indicted jesse matthew on a first degree murder charge. because he is not accused of capital murder matthew will not face the death penalty, if convicted. graham was last seen leaving a charlottesville bar with matthew last september. her body was found in albemarle county a month later. tonight, we're waiting on a decision in the trial centered around d.c. police use of escorts for celebrities and the demotion of a police commander. and the question is what did chief kathy lanier know about the escort? d.c. bureaf sam ford has been covering this case and he's live at superior court with what's at stake. sam? >> maureen, it's the third week of this trial. and this morning, the jury heard closing arguments in the ca

somebody spotted the truck yesterday on pen belt place in forestville and called police. a place where another stolen food truck was found. it's covered in blue spray paint now. >>> stay with us. news 4 today begins at 5:00 a.m. >>> no matter where you look there is snow this morning. here is a side by side look at prince william county and prince george's county. snow covered roads all over the place. take it slowly out there this morning everybody. it is 5:00 a.m. good morning. >> welcome to news 4 today for this tuesday, february 17 2015. wow! have you been outside? >> we got it last night. we did. the biggest snowfall of the season. means a lot of places are closed today. first up, the federal government opm said agencies are closed.

it shows several girls fighting at forestville high school last month. today school officials told us the kids involved in the brawl were disciplined but they would not say what kind of discipline. >>> there are new developments tonight in that road rage case in las vegas. police have arrested a teenager for killing a mother of four. chris lawrence is at our live desk with the twist in this case. >> reporter: yeah doreen it puts the random shooting in a completely different light. he's 19 years old. only lives a block away from the woman and looks as if they knew each other well. take a look that's eric nowsch with no shirt on. there was a tense standoff outside the house before he gave himself up. tammy meyers came home after the road rage incident picked up her son and his handgun. they went looking for nowsch. he followed them home. that's when the shooting started. meyers was shot in the head. and her husband lashed out at those who suggested she's partially responsible for what happened. >> you made my wife look like an animal and my son. there's th

somebody spot that truck today at the shopping center in forestville. he called the cops.hough, is the same street where another stolen food truck was found three months ago. >>> a pipe burst here at the benington apartment in silver spring today creating icicles on the balconies. water from the break flooded out apartments on one side of the building. the building was later able to get the water turned off. montgomery county is handling dozens of frozen or broken sprinkler pipes and expects to deal with many more in the coming days. >>> it used to be just a social media thing, but now there's an organization called d.c. snowball fight association. they're hosting what they call a snowball fight tomorrow at is 11:00 on dupont circle. the deal is folks, you need to know this before you go down there, this is not snowball snow. but they're doing it at 11:00 tomorrow morning, so if you want to give it a shot go for it. >> what do you have to say? >> do it without gloves. >> brought to you by xfinity, your home for the most live sports. >> there you go. yes. it's that light. >

according to prince george's county schools last thursday a student punched the teacher at forestville high school because of what the school district called a misinterpretation of a comment. students and parents with whom we spoke say the teacher said something that the student considered racially insensitive. >> he's the teacher. he's there to teach. okay? and when that comment was made whether it was him or somebody else you know that's no reason for him to be attacked. >> that teacher was treated for minor injuries. the district continues to investigate. that student is said to be facing disciplinary action. >>> new tonight a virginia woman supported isis and then lied to the feds when she was questioned about it. now she could spend up to eight years in prison. heather kaufman pleaded guilty today and faces sentencing in may. the fbi says kaufman promoted the terror group on facebook and wanted her ex-husband to fight with the group. when agents interviewed her last year she denied supporting isis. >>> a new beginning for hundreds of employees at the washington navy yard. today 40

overnight lows will get down to the mid-30s. 32 maybe for a couple of hours tomorrow morning in forestville. but most temperatures mid-30s, again you don't need freezing to get frost. that's how it goes for tomorrow morning. tomorrow afternoon, in oakland temperatures come right back up. 68degrees for a daytime high in oakland. we head south to san jose. there are some changes coming. it's definitely cold overnight but let's go looking for rain. we'll be back here right after the break. >>> still to come here, hillary clinton here in the bay area. her speech today in front of thousands of women. what she said about the gender gap. >> a taxi driver attacked. the search for a passenger who refused to pay then beat up his cab driver. lowe's presents: how to put your foot in your mouth. man. wish my yard looked like yours. hey, the grass is always greener on the other side of the... sorry! now get the black & decker® 20-volt trimmer for $79 at lowe's. >>> the daly city police department is asking for the public's help finding a man who they say attacked a cab driver. we want to show you surveil

this is video showing several girls fighting at forestville high school. the students were disciplined, but they did not say how. >>> maryland is offering state workers $15,000 to leave their jobs. the state is offering the buyout to save money. state employees are being offered lump sum payments plus $200 for each year's service. governor hogan hopes to save about $30 million by letting employees leave voluntarily. >>> today michelle obama is honoring the women of the civil rights movement. mrs. obama is hosting a panel discussion with women from multiple generations who are still helping bring about change. it is all in honor of black history month. >>> brutal conditions as you step outside. but the worst of this will soon be behind us. tom is breaking down the temperature changes. >>> plus giving young mothers more freedom. the changes that will become law when virginia's governor signs a breast feeding bill. >>> also ahead, new accusations being leveled against metro after that deadly smoke incident. the key information that metro alledgedly did not sh

this is a a teacher who we're told was punched in class last week at forestville high school. the teacher said something the student misinterrupted. parents told us the comment was racially charged. >> if the comment was made that i was told was made i could understand the pain and the ang anger that was incited in that student. >> the teacher was treated and is healthy today. the school district tells us working to find out exactly what happened. >>> it's the law to start school after labor day in virginia and one county plans to follow that this year. the school district started before but the school board rejected a proposal it to do that this year. right now manassas park is considering changing. king george and caroline counties have already approved a change. >>> another co now fixed following the underground emergency. emergency radio coverage is working along the platform. fire crews found they could not communicate between the ground and the platform. it happened during a routine inspection. firefighters had similar problems at the plaza metro n w a woman died after s

forestville. east santa rosa at 5.25. a little bit in marin county.not much there and also just a couple little guys filtering through parts of the peninsula. over all most of it is heading north. it is a warm pattern. just way above average. the breeze is still there. nothing compared to what it was over the weekend. decreasing showers. favoring areas to the north. more sun to the south. it's mild to warm. in that sun it can feel like the humidity factor is really high. 60s on these temps. this might be the coolest day of the week. here is sal with an update. i listen. i haven't heard anything yet expect for the usual. >> we do have a little something going on in the south bay. but for the most part the traffic is just slow in many areas. starting off with the east shore freeway. we look at westbound 80 it is backed up from the carquinez bridge to the mccarthur maze. you will see is the traffic will be a little slow. i want to mention at the bay bridge toll plaza we do have metering lights a little slower than usual. there is a stalled vehicle up on

last week another food truck stole en in alexandria found on penn belt place in forestville. this appears to be a dumping ground for stolen food trucks. >> if you want to put it that way. >> reporter: this is sonny, and this is what his food truck looked like last week. it was big. and red. with vanity plates and a rooster on the side. and this is what his struck looks like today. no tags. blotches of blue cover the rooster. when you see this picture psh -- . >> repor impounded by police so they can process it for prints and other evidence. you see, it was stolen last weekend in alexandria and ended up ditched this morning in an industrial area on penn belt place. jason honeycutt was on his way to work. he saw that truck. he remembered it from the news. he called 911. what kind of man would steal another man's food truck? >> i don't know. not somebody i would want to associate with. so why is someone taking food trucks from alexandria and why are they dumping them on penn belt place? now, there are a lot of businesses on penn belt place, and they have a lot of security camera

>>reporter: now forestville in sonoma county. driver of this truck hit a slick spot lost cell and in the process spilled 30 gallon of diesel fuel. tow truck driver told us he expected more of the same. >> on day leak this the afternooning big truck are averaging 3 to 4 small cars i think the number is up around 25 accidents so far. >> all right n.sonoma county. >> around the county yes. >> normal day? >> 1 or 2. >> then the power lines that fell today. this from electrical guide wire in petaluma. >> some 1500 people lost power in the north bay today. accidental had a 45 minute blackout this morning. bohemian market courtney meier barely noticed. >> par for the course here. >> really. >> yes. kind of out here in the sticks a little bit sometimes youless power. made for interesting day. >> certainly pretty in the region gone more than a month without significant rainfall. so say hello again to all your favorite puddles. road warrior and rain warrior and pineapple express. from the north bay wayne abc 7 news. the. >> in san francisc

now forestville and sonoma county. the drive hit a slick spot, lost control, and in the process spilled some 30 gallons of diesel fuel. tow truck driver rodney cream told us he expected more of the same. >> on a day like this you're averaging big truck drivers, three to four. small cars, i think the number's up around 25 accidents so far. >> reporter: already? >> yeah. in sonoma county. around the county, yeah. >> reporter: what's a normal day? >> one, two. >> reporter: then there are the power lines that fell today. this from an electrical guide wire in petaluma. some 1,500 lost power in the north bay today. oxidental had a 45-minute blackout this morning. at the bohemian market courtney meyer barely noticed it. >> kind of par for the course here. >> reporter: really? >> yeah. you live out here in the sticks a little. sometimes you lose power. makes for an interesting day. >> reporter: certainly a pretty one in a region that's gone more than a month without significant rainfall. so say hello again to all your favorite

you had frost in forestville. frost in la fayette. frost throughout the inland bay valleys.sn't have to be freezing to get frost. you may be scraping windchills. maybe even in the north bay as we go into the evening hours. so tomorrow morning, a few clouds. not fog, just maybe a few lingering clouds. plenty of mid 60s, upper 60s and a few low 70s popping up. that's your bay area wednesday, which will look a lot like the bay area thursday. 68 in napa tomorrow. 65 in brentwood. air quality remains good. not bad. winds were blowing pretty good today as well. and that keeps the air quality better. so it's not stagnant, we are not seeing the spare the air scenarios that we saw in december. pardon me, in january. we had spare the air in january. december is when we had all that rain. 67 in concord. 67 in brentwood. well above the average. and a big departure from what's going on. i don't know if you watched any of the weather, but they have had, as a matter of fact, what i may start doing. i'm going to start covering their stuff. it is storm after storm for them. record snowfall,

somebody spotted the truck yesterday on pen belt place in forestville and called police. a place where another stolen food truck was found. it's covered in blue spray paint now. >>> stay with us. news 4 today begins at 5:00 a.m. >>> no matter where you look there is snow this morning. here is a side by side look at prince william county and prince george's county. snow covered roads all over the place. take it slowly out there this morning everybody. it is 5:00 a.m. good morning. >> welcome to news 4 today for this tuesday, february 17 2015. wow! have you been outside? >> we got it last night. we did. the biggest snowfall of the season. means a lot of places are closed today. first up, the federal government opm said agencies are closed. you should double check if you're an emergency or telwork ready employee. >>> the this is a look at the map of the school districts in our area. you can see all that in red nearly every single school district is closed. however, washington and al allegheny schools are open as of right now. schools in mineral county west virginia are open

now forestville and sonoma county. the drive hit a slick spot, lost control, and in the process spilled some 30 gallons of diesel fuel. tow truck driver rodney cream told us he expected more of the same. >> on a day like this you're averaging big truck drivers, three to four. small cars, i think the number's up around 25 accidents so far. >> reporter: already? >> yeah. in sonoma county. around the county, yeah. >> reporter: what's a normal day? >> one, two. >> reporter: then there are the power lines that fell today. this from an electrical guide wire in petaluma. some 1,500 lost power in the north bay today. oxidental had a 45-minute blackout this morning. at the bohemian market courtney meyer barely noticed it. >> kind of par for the course here. >> reporter: really? >> yeah. you live out here in the sticks a little. sometimes you lose power. makes for an interesting day. >> reporter: certainly a pretty one in a region that's gone more than a month without significant rainfall. so say hello again to all your favorite

it was found this morning on penn belt road which is in forestville, maryland.friday night from a body shop near the owner's restaurant. no word on any arrest. >> homeless men and women in vatican city are lining up outside the public restrooms near st. peter's square to take pope francis' new charitable initiative. the pope is offering a free shave and a shower. the barber shop for the homeless opened up today. the pope's chief alms giver says he gave it because homeless people are often shunned because of their appearance. >> still to come here on abc 7 news at 4:00 "7 on your side" on ways to cut your cable bill. how to pay less without losing some of your favorite channels. >> there's still time to take a shot at the question of the day. if you could escape this cold weather, which warm weather location would you love to be in right now? post your answer on our facebook page and we'll share them a little bit later on. >> the associated press reports that its sources have identified the gunman in this weekend's deadly terror attacks in denmark. it's a danish

forestville, 5.25. petaluma, 3.10. san jose 1.67. two reports in san francisco. one from steve at mount davidson. the other from the did dubose triangle. the second system responsible to the breeze to the wind is up to the pacific northwest. still shower activity, fort bragg, willits, mendocino county, lake county north. after that, there's not a lot in napa or sonoma county. but there is a little bit. but everything is beginning to lift northward. still a breeze but nothing compared to what we had on the weekend. still a breezy, blustery day. higher elevations, 35, 40. at the surface it's beginning to calm down. more sun to the south. temperatures, 60s to upper 60s and with the humidity factor very high, so another day of above average on the temps. had an issue in the south bay. that's been cleared up? >> no. that issue in the south bay on highway 9 is weather related, at least we think it is. a big tree came down and took some power lines with it. we'll talk about that in a moment. we'll start off with a look at the toll plaza because a lot of people are tryin